The Public Health (Aircraft) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007

Amendment of regulation 12 of the principal Regulations

9.—(1) Regulation 12 of the principal Regulations (notification of infectious disease, etc., on board) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) For paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) Where a member of the crew of an aircraft becomes aware of an event described in paragraph (1A), he shall report it to the commander of the aircraft.

(1A) The event referred to in paragraph (1) is that there is on board the aircraft during a flight a person who—

(a) is suffering from an infectious disease or tuberculosis; or

(b) has symptoms which may indicate the presence of an infectious disease, tuberculosis or other danger to public health.

(1B) Immediately following a report under paragraph (1) the commander of the aircraft shall send a radio message or other communication about the event to one of the persons identified in paragraph (1C) at the first customs airport at which the aircraft is due to land.

(1C) The persons referred to at paragraph (1B) are—

(a) the authorised officer;

(b) the manager of the airport; or

(c) the owner of the airport.”.

(3) After the words “radio message” in paragraphs (2) and (3), insert—

“or other communication”.

(4) Omit sub-paragraph (4)(a).

(5) For paragraph (6), substitute—

“(6) The medical officer may require the commander of an aircraft to complete the Health Part of the Aircraft General Declaration in the form set out in Schedule 1.”.

(6) In paragraph (7), for “Aircraft Declaration of Health” substitute—

“Health Part of the Aircraft General Declaration”.